Shoe-lace holder.



No. 629,852. Patented Aug. I, I899. L. E. GBABENDIKE.

SHOE LACE HOLDER.

Applicltinn Sept. 30, 1898.]

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LESLIE E. GRABENDIKE, or :eIoHLAND CENTER, WISCONSIN.

SHOE-LACE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Zlatent N0. 629,852,dated August 1,1899. Application filed September 30, 1898. erial No, 692,336. (Nomodel) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LESLIE E. GRABENDIKE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Richland Center, in the county of Richland and Stateof Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoe-Lace Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in holders for shoe laces.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder of the classmentioned which is exceedingly simple in its construction and hav-' inga minimum number of parts the relation of which is such as toeffectually retain a number of shoe-laces or the like in the holderwithout possibility of the same becoming displaced therefrom.

With this and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe improvements is better understood, the invention consists,substantially, inthe novel construction,

combination, and arrangement of parts, as

will be hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder constructedin accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a verticaltransverse sectional view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a base plate whichmay be provided with a series of attaching-screws 2 or their equivalent,and said plate is adapted to be applied to a wall or similar surface inorder that the holder may be suspended therefrom. The plate 1 is alsoprovided at one of its faces with an outwardly-extending hook 3, whichis preferably formed integral with the plate 1. The hook 3 is providedat its rear endor' that immediately adjacent to the plate 1 with theenlarged head 4, and extending from the lower end of said head is thehook proper, (designated by the numeral 5,)

which hook project-s upwardly and lies substantially parallel with thefront edge of the head 4. The hook 5 is adapted to receive theshoe-laces or similar articles, and pivotally secured to the head 4 bymeans of a screw 6 or its equi valent. is a locking-lever 7 The lever '7is provided at its rear end with an elongated slot 8, which provides apair of parallel spaced arms 9,- and said arms 9 are perforated at theirrear ends and adapted to re ceive the screw 6, whereby the lever 7 ispivotally connected to the head The hook proper, 5, passes through theslot 8, and the forward end'of the lever 7 projects beyond the saidhook, thereby providing suiiicient weight for said lever, which willcause the latter to gravitate, and consequently bind to a certain extentthe laces in thehook 5. A guard-web 10 extends transversely of the slot8 and is formed integral with the arms 9 at a point intermediate of theends'of said slot, and said guard is adapted to limit the down- -wardmovement of the lever 7 and thereby prevent the same from passing belowthe hook proper, 5. The guard lO will also prevent the laces frombecoming fast between the arms 9 and the hook proper, 5.

p The manner of using the herein-described holder is as follows: Thelever 7 being swung upwardly a suificient' distance to enable thedesired number of laces to be placed in the hook 5, the latter step istaken, and by simply removing the hand from the lever the said leverwill gravitate to such a position that the arms 9 thereof bind to acertain extent upon the laces, as clearly shown in the drawings, andthus effectually retain said laces within the hook proper, 5, it beingobvious that the laces may be readily withdrawn whenever desired bygrasping the same and applying sufficient pressure thereto to remove thelaces from beneath the lever 7.

The herein-described invention is not restricted to the use of ashoe-lace holder, but is equally well adapted for holding ribbons andother similar articles, and it is also evident thatthe same issusceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and minordetailsof construction. The right is therefore reserved to modify orvary the invention as falls within the spirit and scope thereof.

Having described my invent-ion, whatv I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A holder of the class described, comprising a hook, and alocking-lever pivoted thereto, said lever being provided with parallelvided with a guard-Web adapted to limit the downward movement of thelever, the latter beingadapted to gravitate forbinding the articles inthe hook proper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LESLIE E. GRABENDIKE.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. MINER, RACHEL J ONES.

